Mustafa
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning the chosen one, the selected.
How Mustafa has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #907 |
| 2016 | #920 |
| 2017 | #908 |
| 2018 | #903 |
| 2019 | #993 |
| 2021 | #885 |
| 2022 | #873 |
| 2023 | #882 |
| 2024 | #820 |
| 2025 | #761 |
Mustafa by the numbers
In 2025, 298 babies in England and Wales were named Mustafa. In the US, 235 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 237 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mustafa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Mostafathe chosen one6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Moustafachosen one; a variant of Mustafa8 in the US (2017)
- Mustafothe chosen one; variant of mustafa7 in the US (2017)
- Mustafthe chosen one; variant of mustafa6 in the US (2017)
- Mustafahthe chosen one variant spelling3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mujtabathe chosen one13 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Mustafa
Names that are said the same way as Mustafa, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Mustaphathe chosen one7 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Mustafa
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